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“We’ve never been content to do one thing at a time,” Jane says. “We came from strong working families, my parents loved to work and so did Mick’s and it’s something we passed on to our three boys. “We’re grateful for every day, I think life is a gift. We’re always telling our children, you can’t waste a moment. Try everything in life, you only have that one chance.” The Arrowtown house is the couple’s latest venture. It was Jane who briefed Team Green Architects for the four-bedroom home that sits on an elevated site, facing Queenstown and Cecil Peak, the Remarkables, Walter Peak, Mt Nicholas and Ben Lomond. Balloonists often float past, occasionally so close the Burdons can see their faces from the dining room table. ....
First day: From left, members Jane and Mick Burdon, golf pro Micah Dickinson, property and development director Ben O Malley, and Kiwi golf legend Sir Bob Charles who designed Millbrook s first 18 holes There’s nothing unusual about Millbrook members playing golf on Fridays. But just over a week ago a group of them became the first golfers to play the resort’s newest nine holes. PHILIP CHANDLER talked to two ‘architects’ of the new course and two members as they negotiated their way around For two locals, February 26 was a red-letter day. Arrowtown’s Millbrook Resort members were having first lick at the resort’s latest, and last, ....